Gillian Tett and the Financial Times
Peter Lauria of The Daily Beast writes about the Financial Times’ growing influence in the United States and the rise of its U.S. editor, Gillian Tett. Lauria writes, “The horrible financial climate has been great for Tett, whose authoritative voice has given the FT the authoritative voice documentating the global economic meltdown, while her camera-ready […]
FT prepares to launch iPad app
Daniel Farey-Jones of MediaWeek writes that the Financial Times is getting ready to launch its iPad application. Farey-Jones writes, “The app, currently in beta, takes its navigational lead from the FT’s website rather than the print edition, but in a nod to the feel of the newspaper it uses the same font. “Instead of presenting […]
Biz media dominate top of the Media Power 50 list
Five of the top 10 media in the BtoB Magazine’s Media Power 50 list are business media organizations. They include The Wall Street Journal at No. 1, CNBC’s “Power Lunch” at No. 4, The Financial Times at No. 6, Forbes at No. 7 and Bloomberg BusinessWeek at No. 8. For “Power Lunch,” Kate Maddox writes, […]
FT parent reports first quarter profit
Pearson PLC, the parent company of The Financial Times, reported a first-quarter increase in profits due partly to a strengthening advertising market. Lilly Vitorovich of Dow Jones Newswires writes, “At FT Publishing, strong demand for print and online subscriptions to the Financial Times, an increase in new sales at Mergermarket and a return to growth […]
FT.com launches new video platform
The Financial Times announced Wednesday the launch of a new video technology platform and a dedicated video hub on FT.com. Users will experience video on a broader range of mobile devices, including the iPad. The video content will be available on an exclusive area at www.ft.com/video, as well as being embedded in relevant news stories […]
FT names new weekend editor
The Financial Times announced Tuesday the appointment of Caroline Daniel as editor of FT Weekend. She will take up her new role on June 1 in addition to her current role as assistant editor. Daniel, who joined the FT in 1999, most recently held the post of comment and analysis editor. Prior to this she […]
Covering the U.S. biz world for an international audience
PRWeek’s Aarti Shah interviewed Francesco Guerrera, the U.S. business and financial editor of the Financial Times, about how he does his job and what stories he covers. Here is an excerpt: What big stories are you focusing on now? Guerrera: The big topic at the moment is obviously the future of the banking industry. I’m […]
The FT is riding high
David Carr of the New York Times talked Monday with John Ridding, the chief executive of the Financial Times, about how the business newspaper has avoided many of the issues plaguing other dailies. Carr writes, “Mr. Ridding was particularly bullish on the advertising opportunities created by having a strong relationship with the end user. If […]
The FT promotes its Twitter feed as alternative to newspaper
This ad was in Tuesday’s print Financial Times.
FT names new Lex editor
The Financial Times announced Friday the appointment of John Authers as its global editor of Lex, the well-known business and financial column. Authers will take up his new role on April 1 and lead the team from New York until he relocates to London in September. Authers is currently the FT’s investment editor and principal […]
